Garment hanger



, Jan 1, 1946.

H. c. RUEN ETAL GARMENT HANGER F iled May 27. 1943 may/ 7 Enventors vHen/"y Qliuen Harry .Jzmmans i I attorney Patented Jan. 1, 194-6 "UNITso STATES .P?

GARMENT HANGER Henry 'C. Ruen, Detroit, Mic'h., and -H'arry Si-iiimons,o1eve1anu, Ohio,

assignors =to Cleaners Hanger Company, Detroit, Mich, a

corporation of Michigan Application May 27, 1943, sea-amt. is'sfiiz 2Claims.

This invention relates to garment hangers and particularly garmenthangers of substantially a triangular form.

It has been very largely the practice to make triangular garment hangersentirely of wire. It is desirable, however, to form the lower or strutmember of such a hanger of wood or other inexpensive, non-metallicmaterial to economize on use of wire and to afiord a relatively wideseat to trousers or the like hung on such member, and various hangershave been so designed.

An object of the invention is to provide improved means for connecting anon-metallic strut to the divergent wire arms of a triangular hanger,achieving a high degree of rigidity and permanency, and fully lendingitself to quantity production.

Another object is to so space the ends of such a strut inwardly fromdiverged lower portions of the arms as to safeguard any garment hung onthe arms from material engagement with the ends of the strut.

Another object is to bend the lower end portions of the wire arms towardeach other to carry the strut, disposing the latter beneath said bentend portions, and forming said end portions with down-turned extensionspassing through the strut.

Another object is to so clinch said downturned extensions beneath thestrut as to very positively prevent escape of the strut and eliminateany cutting or tearing effect of the wire extremities.

These and various other objects are attained by the constructionhereinafter described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing,wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the improved hanger.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of an end portion of the hanger, particularlyshowing the connection between the strut member and an arm of thehanger.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of said conneccircular arcs to formhanger ends 3 and are then bent toward each other to form supports 4 fora strut 5. The ends of the latter engage beneath the supports 4 whichare downwardly bent as indicated at 6 to pass through the strut. Thedownturned portions are of sufficient length to permit clinching them asindicated at 'l beneath the strut; and clinching being efiectedpreferably by bending the end portions of the wire outwardly or towardthe strut ends, Also adequate force is applied in clinching to embed theends of the wires in the bottom face of the strut, so that no damage maybe done by said ends.

It is important to note that the strut is proportioned to space its endsa material distance inwardly from the hanger ends 3 so that a dresscarried on the arms may not be torn, in being removed, by catching onthe strut ends. The strut is preferably formed of wood with roundededges, its width being adequate to provide a seat having no tendency tocrease a garment folded over the strut.

In assembling the described hanger, the downturned wire portions 6 areforced through the strut while said portions are fully parallel, asindicated in dash lines in Fig. 1. -By suitable mechanism (not shown)said end portions may be punched through the strut without necessity ofdrilling the latter, thus materially simplifying assembly, and alsoassuring a very tight fit of the portions 6 in the strut. Clinching ofboth wire extremities may be effected in a single operation, and in suchoperation, the inturned supports 4 are of importance since they may beengaged, as by members 8 of a machine to resist the heavy force imposedby the clinching operation.

The economy of wire resulting from using a strut of the describedcharacter is of considerable importance in view of the large quantitydemand for garment hangers. Another considerable economy lies in factthat there is no necessity of applying cardboard or paper trousersguards to hangers having wide non-metallic struts. In present practice,dry cleaners usually apply such guards, considerable time and laborbeing thus expended.

The modification of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is satisfied bythe description already given as regards wire arms 2a having downwardlycurved ends 3a formed with inturned supports 4a for a strut 5a. Thelatter is perforated to receive a downwardly bent portion 6a of eachsupport 4a, and portions So have sufficient length to permit clinchingthem terminally so that the strut cannot possibly escape. As isindicated at 1a, the wire is clinched by bending the same transverselyof the strut, the latter being recessed at 8a and each clinched endportion being upwardly curved so as to shield its end within thecorresponding recess 8a.

In punching the portions 6 or 60. of the wire through the strut, it ispreferred to grip the latter between a pair of jaws imposing pressure onthe sides of the strut, so as to prevent its splitting.

What we claim is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a pair of downwardly divergent wire arms,a supporting hook engaging said arms at their juncture, and a, strutinterconnecting the lower end portions of the arms, said end portionsbeing bent toward each other above the strut extremities and beingfurther bent downwardly and extended through the strut and being furtherbent transversely of the strut beneath the latter, and being terminallyupturned, the strut being laterally recessed to receive and shield theends of the wire.

2. A garment hanger comprising a, pair of joined downwardly divergentwire arms, a supportin hook at the juncture of said arms, a strutinterconnecting the arms at their lower ends and spaced materiallyinwardly from said ends, and extensions from the arms serving assupports for the strut, said extension projecting inwardly above and inclose proximity to the strut, then passing downwardly through the strut,and having extremities clinched beneath and terminally embedded in thestrut, the strut being gripped between the inwardly projecting portionsand clinched extremities of said extensions.

HENRY C. RUEN. HARRY M. SIMMONS.

